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ACRONYMS
Pages 43-46

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... Acronyms AM morning crossing of the equator APT automatic picture transmission ATS applications technology satellite AVCS advanced vidicon camera system AVN aviation model AVHRR advanced very high resolution radiometer CDA command and data acquisition CEMSCS central environmental satellite computer system DAPS data collection system automated processing system DCS data collection system DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DOD Department of Defense ERBE Earth radiation budget experiment ERL early eta run ERS European remote-sensing satellite ESSA environmental survey satellite EUMETSAT European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites GMT Greenwich Mean Time GOES geostationary operational environmental satellites 43
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... 44 CONTINUITY OF NOAA SATELLITES HIRS high-resolution infrared radiation sounder IR infrared ITOS improved TIROS operational system LST local standard time METEOSAT the European geostationary meteorological satellite METOP the European meteorological operational satellite in polar orbit MRF medium range forecast MSO mesoscale eta run MSU microwave sounding unit NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Ser v~ce NGM nested grid model NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NRC National Research Council NWS National Weather Service NWSMC National Weather Service Modernization Committee PACS polar acquisition and control subsystem PD probability distribution PM evening crossing of the equator POES polar-orbiting operational environmental satellites RAMSDIS regional and mesoscale satellite data information system RUC rapid update cycle SAO Systems Acquisition Office SAR search and rescue SARSAT search and rescue satellite aided tracking SBUV solar backscatter ultraviolet spectrometer SEM space environment monitor SIRS satellite infrared spectrometer SMS synchronous meteorological satellite SOCC Satellite Operations Control Center SPM solar proton monitor SR scanning radiometer
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... ACRONYMS SSCC SSM/I SSU TIROS TOVS VHRR VISSR VTPR 45 spin scan cloud camera special sensor microwave/imager stratospheric sounding unit television and infrared observation satellite TIROS operational vertical sounder very high resolution radiometer visible infrared spin scan radiometer vertical temperature profile radiometer weather facsimile (broadcasts from GOES)
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